Mailman

The OCF runs the Mailman mailing list manager. This software is full-featured and allows list managers a variety of ways to control the usage of the mailing list, including controlling who can subscribe to the list, moderating posts to the list, and so forth. Of course, lists can be set up with few restrictions as well. The list manager interface is web-based and fairly easy to use.

The name of your mailing list. For example, if your list name is cal-mailing-list-enthusiasts, then the email address for posting to it will be cal-mailing-list-enthusiasts@ocf.berkeley.edu. Please separate words with dashes (as opposed to, say, spaces), and to make sure that the name of your mailing list does not conflict with existing or future usernames it should be either:

More than 8 characters long, or

Contain nonalphabetic characters, such as a hyphen ("-").

After your list is set up, you should receive an email with a temporary password and the URL where you can manage your list.

Managing a Mailman list

If you have lost the URL for managing your list, the URL is simple to reconstruct. Supposing your mailing list is named foobar-list, then the URL is

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/mailman/admin/foobar-list/

If you have lost your list admin password, email OCF staff to get it reset.

Bulk e-mail policy

Anyone using OCF mailing lists must comply with the OCF policy on bulk e-mail.